Linguistics
Linguistics is the science of language.
In using language, people employ principles of grammar, the complex and subtle
rules of language use, without having to consciously know the principles. Part
of the work of linguistics is to discover or establish those principles.
Another part of the work of linguistics is to compare and contrast languages,
their grammars, pronunciations, how meaning is created and how the languages
are used. Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct field of study in the 19th
century while colonialism was flourishing, world travel was increasing and European
cultures were encountering other cultures and languages. They have often been
called upon to ease confrontations between cultures by helping people to learn
foreign languages as quickly as possible
[ Chomsky : David Cogswell]
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